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Syn 352 - Carnival Of Pain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald comes to the cage accompanied by NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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167 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimwald stuns Whitaker Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitaker Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimwald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimwald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a nice head kick!
Grimwald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker Jr thows a leg kick but Grimwald checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Grimwald blocks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Whitaker Jr.
Grimwald slips under a jab from Whitaker Jr.
Grimwald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook
and Grimwald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimwald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from Whitaker Jr misses
and Grimwald counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grimwald lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitaker Jr off the cage and back into range.
Whitaker Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimwald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pernell Whitaker Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grimwald trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grimwald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whitaker Jr keeping moving, preventing Grimwald from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker Jr pulls Grimwald in to control the position.
Let's hope that Whitaker Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Grimwald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimwald prevents Whitaker Jr from getting back to his feet.
Whitaker Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitaker Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Grimwald counters with a nice body shot.
Grimwald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimwald, as that shot connected.
Whitaker Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grimwald scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitaker Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimwald moves away.
Whitaker Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grimwald's sensitive parts.
Grimwald misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimwald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr throws a solid leg kick but Grimwald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whitaker Jr.
A cross from Whitaker Jr lands.
Whitaker Jr looks to land a right hand but Grimwald moved out of range.
Grimwald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitaker Jr throws a combination that misses
and Grimwald counters with a nice double leg into side control. Whitaker Jr won't be happy with that.
Grimwald misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grimwald in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Whitaker Jr is not content to let Grimwald control the position.
The ground and pound from Grimwald seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Grimwald.
Grimwald is looking to take a break and control but Whitaker Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Grimwald.
Grimwald sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Whitaker Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Whitaker Jr is letting Grimwald control him for a moment.
Whitaker Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grimwald wants to control but Whitaker Jr is keeping him busy.
Whitaker Jr is looking for a sweep.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grimwald tries to advance to mount but Whitaker Jr denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Grimwald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Whitaker Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Whitaker Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grimwald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whitaker Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whitaker Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimwald wants to slow Whitaker Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grimwald.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook but Grimwald avoids it easily.
Whitaker Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Grimwald's shoulder, as Grimwald tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimwald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitaker Jr misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grimwald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitaker Jr can do to turn this around?
Grimwald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Grimwald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Whitaker Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grimwald's calf.
Grimwald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whitaker Jr.
A jab from Grimwald finds it's way through Whitaker Jr's defenses.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimwald scores with a nice right hand.
Grimwald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whitaker Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Grimwald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimwald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whitaker Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimwald throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr swings for the body but Grimwald moves out of range.
Whitaker Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimwald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr tries to land a leg kick but Grimwald saw it coming and moves away.
Gustav Grimwald is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Grimwald misses with a few strikes there.
Grimwald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grimwald checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimwald tries to work over Whitaker Jr's front leg with a kick but Whitaker Jr checks it.
Whitaker Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whitaker Jr blocks a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grimwald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whitaker Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimwald was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Grimwald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grimwald.
Whitaker Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimwald connects with a leg kick. Whitaker Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whitaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimwald manages to avoid it.
Grimwald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whitaker Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
It looks like Grimwald has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Whitaker Jr swings for the body but Grimwald moves out of range.
Whitaker Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grimwald at a distance.
Grimwald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grimwald throws a hook but Whitaker Jr avoids it easily.
Whitaker Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grimwald's head.
Whitaker Jr swings for the body but Grimwald moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker Jr. That's going to slow Grimwald down.
Grimwald feints and then cracks Whitaker Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whitaker Jr down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimwald.
Whitaker Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Whitaker Jr blocks the low kick.
Whitaker Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimwald works Whitaker Jr's body with a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitaker Jr misses with a low kick.
Grimwald throws an overhand right that lands on Whitaker Jr's shoulder, as Whitaker Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Grimwald lands a high kick!
It looks like Pernell Whitaker Jr has been cut.
A combination from Whitaker Jr does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimwald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Grimwald should have avoided that one.
Whitaker Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimwald was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker Jr.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimwald. That snapped Whitaker Jr's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pernell Whitaker Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Whitaker Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimwald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimwald shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whitaker Jr eats them both and turns towards Grimwald to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grimwald connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitaker Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimwald throws a chopping leg kick but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whitaker Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick but Grimwald sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimwald throws a series of punches but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Whitaker Jr backs away, Grimwald returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grimwald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitaker Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Whitaker Jr checks the leg kick.
Grimwald takes a swing at Whitaker Jr's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Whitaker Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grimwald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitaker Jr's sensitive parts.
Grimwald checks a low kick from Whitaker Jr.
A low kick from Whitaker Jr misses
and Grimwald counters with a thumping low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Whitaker Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grimwald.
Whitaker Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grimwald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whitaker Jr checks it well.
A jab from Whitaker Jr misses.
As Whitaker Jr looks to move away, Grimwald throws a big counter combo bu Whitaker Jr just gets out of the way.
Grimwald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Grimwald shakes him off and moves away.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab. Grimwald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimwald ducks right into an uppercut from Whitaker Jr.
Grimwald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Grimwald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good work by Whitaker Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Grimwald connects with a crisp jab.
Whitaker Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimwald.
Whitaker Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimwald.
Whitaker Jr wants to counter the offense by Grimwald and move into the clinch position.
Grimwald moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimwald looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker Jr is just out of range.
Whitaker Jr counters with a body kick.
Whitaker Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimwald.
Whitaker Jr throws out a leg kick but Grimwald moves out of range and Whitaker Jr only half commits.
Whitaker Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grimwald feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grimwald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grimwald lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Grimwald checks a leg kick nicely.
Whitaker Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Grimwald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald throws a shot to the body.
Grimwald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whitaker Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Grimwald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whitaker Jr in his tracks.
Whitaker Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Grimwald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grimwald fakes the leg kick and cracks Whitaker Jr in the body.
Good leg kick by Whitaker Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whitaker Jr misses with a straight right.
Grimwald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whitaker Jr tries to avoid it but Grimwald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whitaker Jr to the ground. Whitaker Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Whitaker Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grimwald is looking to score with low kicks.
Whitaker Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Grimwald off balance momentarily.
Whitaker Jr tries to score with a low kick but Grimwald moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimwald manages to avoid it.
Grimwald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whitaker Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimwald connects with a solid leg kick.
Whitaker Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Grimwald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grimwald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker Jr.
Good work by Grimwald as he checks the leg kick.
Whitaker Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grimwald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grimwald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker Jr.
Grimwald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitaker Jr scores with a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Grimwald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grimwald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Grimwald!
An out of breath Gustav Grimwald thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music. Jesus Gaarlandt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaarlandt thows a body kick. Matus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gaarlandt looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaarlandt. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus scores with a spinning back kick!
Gaarlandt just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gaarlandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Gaarlandt blocks the low kick.
Jab from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Matus counters with a nice leg kick.
Matus slips under a jab.
Gaarlandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
Matus scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gaarlandt is rocked!
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Gaarlandt feints and then cracks Matus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matus down.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt tries to move into range but Matus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaarlandt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gaarlandt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gaarlandt - that will leave a mark!
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaarlandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Gaarlandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaarlandt seems to have got his legs back now.
Gaarlandt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gaarlandt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Matus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gaarlandt with a body shot.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaarlandt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt shoots in but no luck this time.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gaarlandt is in Matus's guard.
Gaarlandt looking to pass the guard.
Matus has his hands on Gaarlandt's head, controlling the position.
Gaarlandt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gaarlandt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gaarlandt has Matus in his guard.
Gaarlandt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matus defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gaarlandt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matus defends well.
Gaarlandt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matus controlling from the top position.
Gaarlandt seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaarlandt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Matus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gaarlandt keeping moving, preventing Matus from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gaarlandt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gaarlandt works the jab nicely.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaarlandt fails to land the takedown.
Gaarlandt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Gaarlandt.
Jesus Gaarlandt is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick that misses.
Gaarlandt tries for a takedown but Matus circles away easily
and Matus counters with a two punch combo.
Matus lands with an overhand left.
Gaarlandt scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaarlandt throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt lands a jab.
Gaarlandt looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Matus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaarlandt at a distance.
Matus scores with a nice body kick.
Matus cracks a nice hook into Gaarlandt's ribs.
Gaarlandt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaarlandt misses with a low kick.
Matus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt with a poor takedown
and Matus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Gaarlandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matus.
Matus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matus gets through Gaarlandt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Matus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaarlandt has his takedown stuffed
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Matus feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Gaarlandt misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaarlandt.
Matus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jesus Gaarlandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaarlandt. Gaarlandt gets slowly back to his feet.
Matus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaarlandt dives in for a single leg takedown but Matus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaarlandt misses with a left hand
and Matus counters with a crisp one two that drops Gaarlandt! Matus thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gaarlandt to his feet! Gaarlandt is in big trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick that misses
and Matus counters with a huge right that knocks Gaarlandt out cold! Matus is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Juan Matus!
A very excited looking Don Juan Matus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Vigilante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vigilante might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skyscraper. Gale has chosen Gravity kills - Guilty as his entrance music. Codi Gale acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Vigilante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Codi Gale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vigilante counters with a thumping low kick.
Vigilante lands a head kick. Gale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vigilante manages to avoid it.
Gale moves into the clinch.
Vigilante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gale misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Vigilante's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vigilante lands a shoulder strike.
Vigilante lands a knee to the head.
Vigilante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gale's defenses.
Vigilante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vigilante moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Vigilante.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vigilante tries to bum rush Gale with a series of wild strikes but Gale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vigilante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gale scores with a kick to the body.
Gale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vigilante misses with a lunging right hand
and Gale counters with a nice uppercut.
Gale just misses with a punch to the body.
Vigilante is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale moves out of range of the body kick from Vigilante.
A nice side step and Gale releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gale swinging wildly here.
Gale looks to land a left hand but Vigilante moved out of range nicely.
Vigilante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gale avoids a kick to the body.
Vigilante throws a head kick but Gale moves out of range.
Gale is looking to land body kicks.
Vigilante is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vigilante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gale has closed the distance and engaged Vigilante in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gale.
Gale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gale working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gale swings wildly with an uppercut but Vigilante uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Gale.
Vigilante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gale's elbow.
Vigilante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gale cracks Vigilante with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gale.
Vigilante has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gale is working Vigilante over against the cage.
Vigilante is breathing heavily.
Gale tries a body shot but Vigilante blocks it.
Vigilante blocking some punches.
Gale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gale is leaning against Vigilante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gale.
Gale misses with a body punch.
Gale misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gale.
Nice body punch from Gale - that landed with a thud.
Gale lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Vinny Vigilante has been cut.
Gale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vigilantes head.
Vigilante is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gale.
Oh Vigilante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vigilante is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vigilante.
Gale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vigilante seems to have got his legs back now.
Vigilante is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gale unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vigilante! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gale is unloading with more strikes now! Vigilante drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Codi Gale!
An out of breath Codi Gale thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njewel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pietrzak.
Pietrzak avoids the head kick by Njewel.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot.
Pietrzak swings widly with a right hand
and Njewel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Njewel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pietrzak walks into a straight right hand from Njewel.
Pietrzak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Njewel counters with a straight right hand.
Pietrzak connects with a body shot.
Njewel missing with a left hand there. Pietrzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pietrzak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Njewel did well to prevent Pietrzak getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pietrzak working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Njewel's thigh. Njewel counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Njewel is trying to keep Pietrzak in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pietrzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Njewel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pietrzak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Njewel is trying to control the position but Pietrzak postures up.
Pietrzak tries to free his leg and advance position but Njewel is retaining full guard.
Pietrzak controlling from the top position.
Pietrzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Njewel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Njewel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Njewel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that Njewel semi-blocks.
Pietrzak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Njewel. Njewel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Njewel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pietrzak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Njewel is rocked!
Njewel staying out of range there.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that Njewel semi-blocks.
Oh Njewel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pietrzak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Njewel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Njewel.
Pietrzak with the counter takedown but Njewel avoids it easily.
Njewel seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Njewel sprawls well. Njewel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pietrzak gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin Philippe Njewel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a body punch but Njewel moves out of range.
Pietrzak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin Philippe Njewel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pietrzak takes a swing at Njewel's ribcage but misses.
Njewel misses with a straight left.
Njewel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pietrzak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Njewel quickly recovers to half guard.
Njewel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pietrzak seems to be working for a kimura but Njewel defends the submission attempt.
Njewel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak is looking to advance position but Njewel won't allow it.
Njewel trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njewel won't allow Pietrzak to pass to mount.
Njewel is refusing to be controlled, as Pietrzak sits in half guard.
Pietrzak throwing shots but Njewel is blocking nicely.
Njewel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pietrzak drops an elbow to the side of Njewel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Pietrzak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pietrzak dives in and grabs Njewel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Njewel pushes down on Pietrzak's head and hops out.
Njewel misses with a hook. Pietrzak ducked under it nicely.
Pietrzak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Njewel.
Pietrzak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Njewel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pietrzak with the counter takedown but Njewel avoids it easily.
Njewel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pietrzak back to the cage. Njewel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pietrzak throws the left hand but Njewel avoids the punch easily.
Njewel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pietrzak manages to circle out of the way.
Njewel throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietrzak.
Njewel misses with a wild body shot.
Njewel thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Pietrzak.
Njewel lands with an overhand left.
Njewel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pietrzak is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pietrzak dodges the punch combination from Njewel.
Pietrzak scores with a nice head shot.
Njewel throws an overhand right that lands on Pietrzak's shoulder, as Pietrzak tries to avoid the shot.
Njewel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pietrzak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietrzak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Njewel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietrzak was well out of range. Poor timing from Njewel.
It seemed like Pietrzak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pietrzak lands with a nice body punch.
Pietrzak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Njewel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a kick to the body.
Pietrzak misses with a wild combination.
Pietrzak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martin Philippe Njewel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Njewel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak shoots in and drives through. Njewel sprawls well.
Pietrzak scores with a sloppy right hand. Njewel should have avoided that one.
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Njewel moves away.
Pietrzak looks to score with a jab to the body but Njewel is just out of range.
Njewel misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a body shot.
Pietrzak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Njewel misses its intended target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Njewel!
Pietrzak throws a shot from downtown. Njewel moves away and avoids it.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietrzak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pietrzak misses with a series of wild punches.
Pietrzak shoots in looking for a takedown but Njewel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pietrzak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Njewel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Njewel.
Njewel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pietrzak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Njewel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Njewel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pietrzak is just content to waste time from the top position. Njewel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bartek Pietrzak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Njewel looking to control.
Njewel has Pietrzak pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Njewel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pietrzak postures up and lands a big shot to Njewel's brow.
Njewel has control of Pietrzak's left arm, preventing Pietrzak from doing any damage.
Njewel trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Philippe Njewel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pietrzak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Njewel.
Pietrzak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Njewel moved out of range nicely.
Njewel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Njewel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Njewel misses with a series of wild punches.
Pietrzak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Njewel. No joy for Pietrzak on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Njewel tries to counter by clinching up but Pietrzak breaks away and moves out of range.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Njewel.
Njewel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pietrzak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Njewel looks to land a body kick but Pietrzak moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel looks to land a body kick but Pietrzak moved away.
Njewel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak throws a lazy uppercut
and Njewel counters with a one-two to the body.
Njewel scoring well with a low kick there.
Njewel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pietrzak cracks Njewel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Njewel blocks a jab.
Pietrzak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Njewel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pietrzak throws a wild body kick that Njewel sees coming a mile off.
Njewel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Njewel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Njewel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak lands a jab to Njewel's midsection.
Pietrzak throws a hook but Njewel avoids it easily.
It looked like Njewel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Njewel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Njewel looks to land a body kick but Pietrzak moved away.
That kick from Pietrzak tenderised Njewel's leg. Njewel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Njewel throws a head kick but Pietrzak moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pietrzak.
Njewel is looking for a counter combo.
Njewel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pietrzak's calf.
A head kick misses from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel throws a shot from downtown. Pietrzak moves away and avoids it.
Njewel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pietrzak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Njewel's guard.
Njewel is controlling Pietrzak's posture.
Pietrzak trying to control but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Njewel pulls Pietrzak in close to prevent any damage.
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Njewel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Njewel working a defensive guard here.
Pietrzak is fighting to break Njewel's control of his arms but Njewel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Njewel gets caught napping as Pietrzak dives in and scores a takedown. Njewel manages to retain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pietrzak working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pietrzak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Njewel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Njewel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bartek Pietrzak.
I think Pietrzak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
A very excited looking Bartek Pietrzak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
146 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
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36
148 lbs
26 - 16 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsushima lands a head kick. Beckett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tsushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckett moves away.
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsushima misses with a combination
letting Beckett counter with a right hand.
Tsushima takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Chibi Tsushima has been cut.
Tsushima throws a jab when Beckett was well out of range.
Tsushima avoids the head kick by Beckett.
A little jabbing left from Tsushima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beckett avoids the body shot from Tsushima.
Tsushima's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tsushima's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsushima digs a good hook to Beckett's body.
Beckett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tsushima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Tsushima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beckett doesn't seem phased though.
Beckett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett scores with a nice head shot.
Beckett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsushima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beckett misses with an uppercut
and Tsushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beckett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beckett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsushima.
Beckett throws a hook but Tsushima blocks it.
Tsushima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Beckett throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beckett.
Beckett throws a push kick but Tsushima slaps the foot to one side.
Tsushima flicks out a counter leg kick but Beckett steps away.
Beckett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsushima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beckett, right into the meat.
Tsushima moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsushima.
Beckett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tsushima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Beckett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsushima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beckett cracks Tsushima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beckett misses with a looping right.
Tsushima scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beckett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsushima's calf.
Tsushima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beckett.
Beckett looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsushima is just out of range.
Beckett misses with a straight right.
Tsushima appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beckett scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Beckett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tsushima changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beckett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Beckett can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsushima tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tsushima working away.
Beckett is trying to work for a sweep but Tsushima has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsushima is working for a guillotine from mount but Beckett frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima controlling from mount.
Beckett is working to get back to half guard.
Tsushima lands a couple of good shots and Beckett has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsushima working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Beckett is doing well to defend. Tsushima seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Beckett is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chibi Tsushima!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chibi Tsushima thanked Modern Wear Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride as his entrance music. Linkin Portier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Portier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portier.
Portier throws a big shot that misses.
Portier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne lunges at Portier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Portier's hand.
Portier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Portier moves out of range of the strikes.
Portier closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Portier.
A short uppercut from Portier.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Portier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wayne tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wayne up against the cage.
Wayne tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Portier.
Portier lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Portier avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Portier taking a breather.
Portier misses with some punches.
Portier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Portier avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Wayne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands an elbow inside that Portier shrugs off.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Portier tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Portier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Portier looks to land a combination. Wayne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kenneth Wayne has been cut.
Portier throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portier.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Portier throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Portier is wise to it.
Portier avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Portier in the body.
Portier moves into the clinch.
Wayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Portier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Portier finds it's target.
Portier tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Portier.
Portier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Sloppy strikes from Portier. Those never looked like landing.
Portier tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Wayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Portier fails to land with a series of punches.
Portier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portier was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Portier misses with a looping left.
Portier looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Portier lands an overhand right.
Wayne thumps Portier with a low kick.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Portier's defenses.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portier.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Portier throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
Portier is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier lands an overhand right.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Portier.
Portier scores with a leg kick.
Wayne throws a body punch but Portier moves out of range.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Portier stumbling back into the cage.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portier moves away.
Portier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Portier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Portier there.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Portier tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portier.
Portier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne lunges at Portier with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Portier's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portier throws a leg kick but Wayne checks it.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Portier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portier misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Wayne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Portier motions for Wayne to come forward. Portier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Portier misses with a head kick.
Wayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Portier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab lands there for Portier.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Portier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Portier checks the leg kick.
Portier takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Portier scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Portier's hands.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Portier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wayne throws a body punch but Portier moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Portier misses with a double jab
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Portier throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Portier thumps Wayne with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
Portier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Portier.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Portier.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Portier is out of range.
Portier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Portier.
Wayne replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Portier blocks it well.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Portier's head.
Portier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Portier. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Portier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Portier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Portier throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Portier scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portier.
Portier ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Portier lands a body shot.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Portier misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Portier.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Portier's defenses.
Wayne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Portier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Portier.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Portier.
Nice uppercut lands for Portier. That snapped Wayne's head back.
Portier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portier misses with a double jab
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Portier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portier.
Decent striking displayed by Portier there.
Portier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
Portier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Wayne misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Portier walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
Portier loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Portier misses the target.
Portier connects with a single shot there.
Portier lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Portier moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Portier jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wayne gets tackled into the cage by Portier. Portier maintains the clinch.
Portier breaks from the clinch.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Portier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Portier looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Portier misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Portier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Portier avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Portier misses its target.
Wayne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Portier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Wayne thumps Portier with a low kick.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Portier's belly button to the back.
Portier throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Portier is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Linkin Portier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Wayne's cut.
That's time! Portier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Portier misses.
Wayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Portier looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.
Wayne misses with a hook. Portier ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Portier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portier's calf.
Portier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wayne backs up against the cage.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portier throws out the jab.
Portier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Portier misses its target.
Portier catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Portier misses with a body kick.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Portier.
Wayne tries a low kick but Portier avoids it.
Portier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Portier misses the shot to the body.
Portier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Portier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wayne takes a step back to recover.
Linkin Portier is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Portier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Portier.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Portier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Portier.
Wayne is rocked!
Portier misses with a head kick.
Portier is looking to clinch.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Portier avoids it with no problem.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Portier is out of range.
Portier misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne walks into a left hand.
Wayne cracks Portier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Portier looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Portier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wayne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Portier scrambles back to his feet.
Portier looks to clinch
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Wayne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Portier blocks a leg kick.
Portier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Portier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Portier avoids it.
Portier throws a big counter combination but Wayne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Portier doesn't seem phased though.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenneth Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Portier stalks Wayne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wayne's face. Wayne staggers backwards, shaken.
Portier throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Portier throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Portier swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Portier cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier connects with a right hand. Wayne shakes it off.
Portier tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portier was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Nice body punch from Portier.
Portier moves out of range of the strikes.
Portier loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne throws out a loose jab but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Portier. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Portier saw that one coming.
Portier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portier throws out the jab.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Portier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Portier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Portier saw that one coming.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wayne counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Portier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Portier throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne lands a front kick.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portier's calf.
Portier throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Portier connects with a body shot that sends Wayne's belly button to the back.
Portier blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Portier misses
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Portier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Portier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wayne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portier moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Portier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Linkin Portier.
Well Portier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linkin Portier!
Linkin Portier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Badger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jump Around. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 4, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
A clash of legs there as The Badger blocks the low kick.
The Badger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
The Badger throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares wants to slow The Badger down by chopping away at his legs.
Linhares motions for The Badger to come forward. Linhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Badger moves away.
Linhares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Badger ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Linhares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Badger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Badger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Linhares counters with a thumping low kick.
The Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. The Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linhares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Badger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Linhares avoids the head kick by The Badger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Badger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linhares. Linhares obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Badger can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Linhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Linhares.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Linhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Badger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linhares.
That kick from Linhares tenderised The Badger's leg. The Badger is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Badger blocks a leg kick.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Linhares misses with a low kick as The Badger jumps back.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
The Badger wants to land a leg kick but Linhares is out of range.
The Badger defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Badger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linhares blocks a head kick by The Badger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Linhares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linhares avoids the head kick by The Badger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as The Badger blocks the leg kick.
Linhares swings for the body but The Badger moves out of range.
Linhares gets tackled into the cage by The Badger. The Badger maintains the clinch.
The Badger connects with a knee to the head.
Linhares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linhares tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike.
The Badger working aggressively here.
The Badger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
Linhares blocks the elbow strike.
The Badger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linhares avoids the elbow strike from The Badger, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linhares is defending well for now.
Linhares tries to pull guard but The Badger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Badger blocks a body shot from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land.
Linhares working aggressively here.
The Badger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linhares's elbow.
The Badger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Linhares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Linhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
Linhares is working The Badger over against the cage.
Linhares tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linhares.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Badger's elbow.
Linhares tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
Linhares tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from The Badger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger prevents a body shot from Linhares.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linhares.
The Badger lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from The Badger on the inside.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Badger misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Linhares.
The Badger trying to land knees to the body.
Linhares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Linhares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Linhares digs a right hand underneath The Badger's ribcage. The Badger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Badger.
Linhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Badger scores with a shoulder strike.
The Badger blocks a body shot from Linhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Badger checks a leg kick.
The Badger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from The Badger misses.
Jab from The Badger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linhares.
A combination from Linhares does no damage.
Linhares moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
The Badger throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
The Badger wants to clinch up but Linhares keeps it at a distance.
Linhares blocks a head kick by The Badger.
Linhares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Badger rather than just go for the knockout.
The Badger throws a leg kick which misses Linhares's front leg but catches the back leg as Linhares tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares jabs The Badger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as The Badger blocks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Badger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Badger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
The Badger has Linhares up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger missing with knees to the body.
Linhares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Badger working aggressively here.
Linhares scores with a shoulder strike.
Linhares lands a shot to the body.
The Badger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Linhares gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linhares tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Linhares.
The Badger throws an elbow but it misses.
The Badger misses with an elbow over the top.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
The Badger trying to land knees to the body.
Linhares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linhares misses with an elbow over the top.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger misses with a knee to the head.
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Badger tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Badger looking to stall.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Linhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Badger.
Linhares has a couple of punches blocked by The Badger.
Linhares lands with a right to the head.
The Badger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Badger blocks an elbow strike from Linhares.
The Badger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares digs a right hand into The Badger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Badger's gas tank.
A short right from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares blocks an elbow strike from The Badger.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares lands a body punch in the clinch.
Linhares pushes The Badger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Linhares on the inside.
The Badger misses with some punches.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Badger blocking some punches.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Badger lands with a short shot to the head.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Linhares.
Linhares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Badger to keep the fight standing.
The Badger landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from The Badger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Badger avoids the elbow strike from Linhares, against the cage.
The Badger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
Linhares creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Badger's defenses.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Linhares.
The Badger gets through Linhares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for The Badger.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger scores with a shot to the side of Linhares's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Linhares.
Linhares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but The Badger avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
The Badger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Linhares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
Linhares motions for The Badger to come forward. Linhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Badger manages to avoid it.
The Badger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Linhares catches The Badger right on the button with a cross.
The Badger tests Linhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Badger avoids the body shot from Linhares.
That kick from Linhares tenderised The Badger's leg. The Badger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linhares throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from The Badger tenderised Linhares's leg. Linhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
The Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linhares throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Badger on the side of the head.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but The Badger is out of range.
Linhares has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Linhares throws a lazy right hand but The Badger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Badger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linhares.
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but The Badger is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Linhares misses.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Badger cracks Linhares with a good jab.
Linhares connects with a leg kick. The Badger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Linhares loads up on a big right hand but The Badger slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from The Badger misses the target.
The Badger scores with a three punch combo!
The Badger avoids the body shot from Linhares.
The Badger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Linhares thuds his shin into the meat of The Badger's side.
Linhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Badger is looking to clinch but Linhares is avoiding it.
Linhares thuds his shin into the meat of The Badger's side.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Badger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Linhares blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger checks a leg kick.
The Badger moves into the clinch successfully.
The Badger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Linhares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Linhares.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
The Badger blocks a body shot from Linhares.
Linhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
Linhares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linhares lands with a short shot to the head.
The Badger takes a shot to the head.
The Badger tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares lands with a short shot to the head.
The Badger prevents a body shot from Linhares.
Linhares blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
The Badger blocks the elbow strike.
Linhares digs a right hand into The Badger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Badger's gas tank.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Linhares blocks with his arms.
Linhares managing to block the knees to the body from The Badger.
Linhares lands with a left to the head.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Badger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Linhares's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Badger takes a shot to the head.
The Badger lands a knee to the body.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Badger lands a good knee to the midsection. Linhares won't want to take too many of those.
The Badger misses with a body punch.
The Badger lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linhares is defending well for now.
Linhares breaks from the clinch.
The Badger throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Badger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linhares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but The Badger moved away.
Linhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Badger checks it well.
The Badger thinks about countering with a head kick.
Linhares throws a leg kick
and The Badger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Badger misses with a straight left.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Badger manages to avoid it.
Bucky The Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Badger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Badger misses with a straight left.
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Badger looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
Luis Carlos Linhares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Linhares throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Badger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Carlos Linhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linhares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Carlos Linhares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Born Slippy. Styles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wrecking Ball. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco gets caught napping as Styles dives in and scores a takedown. Franco manages to retain guard.
Franco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Styles trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Franco is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Franco is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Styles pulls Franco in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco wanted to stand there but Styles had control of the position.
Styles pulls Franco in close to his closed guard and prevents Franco from doing any damage or advancing position.
Franco controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles is working an open guard so Franco takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Styles misses with a hook.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Franco throws a big shot that misses.
Styles defending well as Franco loads up on a big left hand.
Styles misses with a looping left.
Styles misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Franco to the ground. Styles is now in Franco's guard.
Styles throws a big elbow that misses.
Franco trying to control the position here.
Franco wants to sweep but no luck.
Styles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franco pulls Styles in close to prevent any damage.
Franco is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styles ducks right into an uppercut from Franco.
Jab by Styles.
Styles misses with a leg kick.
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Styles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Styles misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles scores with a nice strike.
Styles throws a leg kick
and Franco counters with a series of strikes. Styles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling a little - Styles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
Styles tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Styles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Styles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though.
Styles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Franco scores with a nice strike.
Styles jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Styles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Styles cracks Franco with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Styles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Styles thows a leg kick but Franco checks it
and Franco counters with a good low kick that Styles was not able to check.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
Styles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Franco moves out of range of the body kick from Styles.
Some bone on bone action there as Styles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Franco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Styles's calf.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Styles throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Franco throws a hook to the side of Styles's head but Styles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Styles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Franco counters with a low kick, right behind Styles 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco scores with a jab.
Franco misses with a wild body shot.
Franco with a jab.
Franco throws a series of punches but Styles avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
Franco throws a hook but Styles avoids it easily.
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franco.
Styles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styles throws a low kick, looking for Franco's leg but Franco calmly moves out of range.
Franco misses with a jab to the body
and Styles counters with a left and a right that stings Franco.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
Franco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Styles's head.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Styles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Franco counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws a lazy body kick
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franco, right into the meat.
Franco blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Franco.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Styles can pounce on him.
Styles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Franco clobbers Styles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A clash of legs there as Franco blocks the low kick.
Begbie Franco is winning the standup battle so far.
Franco throws a head kick but Styles moves out of range.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
Franco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franco lands the left hand.
Franco misses with a hook. Styles ducked under it nicely.
Styles connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franco.
Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
Styles throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Franco connects with a nice looking jab.
Franco misses with a body shot.
Styles moves out of range of the body kick.
Franco stuns Styles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Styles misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Styles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Styles. That's going to slow Franco down.
Styles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Styles checks a leg kick.
Styles works Franco's body with a nice hook.
Styles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles defending well as Franco loads up on a big left hand.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Styles misses with a hook
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Franco throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Styles misses with a kick to the body
letting Franco counter with a right hand.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Franco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Franco.
Styles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Styles fakes the leg kick and cracks Franco in the body.
Franco throws a low kick, looking for Styles's leg but Styles calmly moves out of range.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Styles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco dominated that second round.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Franco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Styles throws the kick towards the body but Franco avoids it.
Styles lands with a hook. Franco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Styles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franco lands with an uppercut that bounces Styles off the cage and back into range.
Franco scores with a push kick.
Franco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franco avoids a kick to the body.
Styles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Franco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Franco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Franco went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Franco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Styles misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Franco lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Styles misses with a low kick as Franco jumps back.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles throws a shot to the body.
Styles slips a jab from Franco.
Styles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Devin Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Franco moves in looking to clinch but Styles pushes him off.
Styles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Franco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Franco walks into a jab.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Styles is predictable there
and Franco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Franco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws the left hand but Franco avoids the punch easily.
Franco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Franco connects with a leg kick. Styles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Styles misses with an uppercut. Franco saw that one coming.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Styles checks the leg kick.
Franco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Styles throws a leg kick but Franco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Styles with a nice cross.
A nice combination there by Styles.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
Franco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Franco lands with an uppercut that bounces Styles off the cage and back into range.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
Franco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands with a nice body punch.
Styles misses with a kick to the body
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Styles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Styles.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Styles's knee but Styles avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Franco as Styles shoots in.
Franco slips a jab from Styles.
Styles looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
Styles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Franco's sensitive parts.
Franco lands a nice hook to Styles's body. Styles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Franco misses.
A good leg kick by Franco.
Franco connects with a leg kick. Styles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Styles.
Styles keeps Franco at a distance using the push kick.
Franco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franco blocks a head kick by Styles.
Franco throws a counter high kick but Styles was just alert enough to avoid it.
Franco slips under a jab from Styles.
It appears Franco was looking to counter with a kick there.
Franco lands a body shot.
Franco scores with a head kick.
Styles misses with a leg kick
and Franco counters with a straight right hand.
Styles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Styles somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Begbie Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Begbie Franco!
Begbie Franco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mars might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mayor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mars scores with a push kick.
Mars cracks Mayor with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
Mayor misses with a double jab.
Mars takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Mayor lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayor throws the left hand but Mars avoids the punch easily.
Mayor instigates a clinch.
Mayor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Mayor.
A short body shot lands from Mayor as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mars scores with a nice hook to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mayor has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mayor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mars controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayor.
Mars is breathing heavily.
Mars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mars struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayor controls his hands.
Mars tries to work over Mayor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mayor.
Mars tries a body shot but Mayor blocks it.
Mars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mayor on the inside.
A short right from Mayor on the inside.
Mayor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mayor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mayor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayor lands a hook that snaps the head of Mars backwards.
Mayor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mayor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayor works on Mars's body with a couple of short punches.
Mars blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mayor.
Mayor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayor misses with some punches.
Mayor creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mars's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mars drops to his knees and Mayor pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Mayor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malkin comes to the cage accompanied by The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?. Renato has chosen I Want My Tears Back as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tiago Renato enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renato.
Malkin scores with a hook.
Malkin throws a hook but Renato avoids it easily.
Malkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malkin dives in and scores a takedown into Renato's guard.
Malkin looking to pass the guard.
Malkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malkin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malkin trying to pass the guard but Renato defending well.
Renato is defending against the submission attempts here by Malkin.
Renato has his hands clasped together around Malkin's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Renato works his way to full guard. Good work.
Renato pulls Malkin in close to prevent any damage.
Malkin passes into half guard.
Renato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malkin is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin tries to pass to full mount but Renato defends it.
Malkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Malkin shoots for a double leg takedown but Renato sprawls well. He's pushed Malkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malkin lands a body shot.
Renato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malkin tries to keep at a distance but Renato has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Malkin.
Malkin misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Malkin feinted with a counter takedown.
Malkin motions for Renato to come forward. Malkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Renato moves out of range of the strikes.
Renato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Renato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malkin. That did some damage!
Malkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Renato connects with a solid leg kick.
Malkin throws a body kick that misses.
Malkin misses with a takedown attempt - Renato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malkin scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Renato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Malkin.
Renato misses with an uppercut.
Malkin shoots in for a takedown but Renato shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeniy Malkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Malkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malkin moves out of range as Renato throws a body kick.
Evgeniy Malkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Malkin moves out of range of the body kick.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Malkin is just out of range.
Malkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malkin takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Renato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Renato throws a body punch but Malkin moves out of range.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Malkin.
Malkin jabs at Renato's body.
Malkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malkin moves away.
Malkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Malkin throws a solid leg kick but Renato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malkin.
Renato misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malkin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Renato tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Malkin is in Renato's guard.
Malkin wants to pass the guard but Renato is keeping the position.
Malkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malkin looking to pass the guard.
Malkin is looking to advance position but Renato has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato prevents Malkin from getting the reversal.
Malkin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Malkin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Renato's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Renato's back!
Renato is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Malkin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malkin wants to control but Renato is keeping busy.
Renato tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Malkin looking to control but Renato is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Malkin pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkin wants to take Renato's back here but Renato is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Malkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renato can do to turn this around?
Renato is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Renato is squirming around, avoiding Malkin's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malkin fails to take his opponent's back.
Malkin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Renato is now in Malkin's guard. A big mistake from Malkin there, giving up the dominant position!
Malkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Malkin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renato.
Malkin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malkin scores with a jab.
Renato lands a jab.
Malkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Renato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malkin.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Malkin tries for a takedown but Renato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato lands the left hand.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Renato steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Malkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Malkin with that takedown attempt.
Renato throws a low kick but Malkin moves out of range easily.
Malkin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Malkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Renato lands a right hook to the body.
Renato throws a shot from downtown. Malkin moves away and avoids it.
Malkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Malkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malkin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malkin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Malkin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Renato to the mat! Renato manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Renato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malkin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Renato's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Malkin manages to pass to mount!
Malkin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Renato is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Renato has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Renato!
Renato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malkin looking to control.
Renato stopping the sweep attempt from Malkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Renato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Renato has managed to get both his arms back between Malkin's legs - danger averted.
Malkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Renato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Renato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Renato sitting in guard here, content to control.
Renato throws a big right hand that misses.
Malkin controls Renato momentarily but Renato frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Evgeniy Malkin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Malkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Renato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.
Malkin throws a body kick that misses.
Malkin checks a low kick from Renato.
Renato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malkin.
Malkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Renato to score with a decent uppercut.
Malkin misses with a low kick.
Malkin fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Malkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malkin defending well as Renato loads up on a big left hand.
Malkin tries to counter with a takedown but Renato is quick to defend against it.
A leg kick checked by Malkin.
Renato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malkin will feel that in the morning.
Malkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Renato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Malkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Renatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Renato - just one landing.
Renato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Renato lands a head shot.
Renato lands a jab to the head.
Malkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Renato if he has to take too many more of those.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malkin.
Renato has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Malkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Malkin misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Renato.
Malkin avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato wants to slow Malkin down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renato. Malkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malkin tries to counter with a takedown but Renato is quick to defend against it.
Renato throws a wild body kick that Malkin sees coming a mile off.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Malkin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Renato.
Malkin misses the body punch
and Renato counters with a leg kick.
Renato digs a good body shot into Malkin's ribs.
Malkin misses with a hook.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiago Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malkin avoids a kick to the body.
Malkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malkin misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Malkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Renato misses with a series of wild punches.
Malkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malkin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Malkin saw that one coming.
Malkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Malkin catches Renato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renato.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Malkin.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Malkin lands but Renato takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Renato scores with a jab to the head.
Malkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Malkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Renato flicks out a counter leg kick but Malkin steps away.
Malkin looks to land a body kick but Renato moved away.
Renato is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malkin with a body shot.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malkin feinted with a counter takedown.
Malkin slips under a jab.
Malkin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malkin.
Malkin misses with a kick to the body
and Renato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malkin scores with a spinning back kick!
Renato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malkin on the side of the head.
Malkin throws a right and a left that Renato avoids nicely.
Renato lands with a straight right. Malkin didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Renato dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Renato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malkin misses with a straight left.
Renato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Malkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Renato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Renato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malkin.
Malkin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Renato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malkin's sensitive parts.
Renato connects with a crisp jab.
Renato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Renato pinned against the cage. Renato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Renato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Renato looks to land a body kick but Malkin moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato digs a good body shot into Malkin's ribs.
Renato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Renato misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malkin.
Malkin staying out of range there.
Renato throws a hook to the side of Malkin's head but Malkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Renato scores with a push kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malkin.
Malkin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Malkin connects with a looping right hand.
Malkin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Renato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malkin needs to keep his hands up - Renato had a free shot at his head there.
Malkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Renato as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeniy Malkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkin tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Renato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evgeniy Malkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato swings for the body but Malkin moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato throws a shot from downtown. Malkin moves away and avoids it.
Malkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Renato.
Renato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Renato misses with a lunging right hand
and Malkin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Renato's guard.
Malkin advances to half guard.
Malkin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Renato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Malkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Malkin's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin wants to control his opponent's hands but Renato gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renato trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Malkin doesn't escape.
Renato avoiding Malkin 's attempts to control his hands.
Malkin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Renato lands with a hammerfist to the side of Malkin's head.
Renato avoiding Malkin 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Renato misses with punches from the back.
Malkin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Malkin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Malkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Renato is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiago Renato.
I think Malkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Evgeniy Malkin retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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